Describes health-related arguments for vegetarianism. Notes arguments that anthropoid apes are vegetarians. Asks whether man is sufficiently adapted to mixed diet so that meat is not harmful?

Encloses a press clipping [missing] of his observations [on stem structure?].

Is increasing FD’s allowance.

Has begun his chapter on sleep of plants [for Movement in plants].

Did not wish to imply that some leaves are insensitive to light, only that he could not measure their sensitivity. Contraction of roots seems common.

Has not been able to complete Bohemian edition of Origin because of trip to Africa.

Is collecting zoological evidence for CD’s theory.

Discusses the value of a vegetable diet.

Thanks for book [Duchartre, Éléments de botanique].

CAL’s letter [see 11885] would not be printed by the Geological Society as it is too speculative and has no new information.

Encloses his photograph.

Thanks for sending him work on the skull.

Is applying for the Chair of Botany at Edinburgh and asks CD for a testimonial.

Details of publications by G. H. Darwin.

Sends results of the first year’s experiments with the Russian wheat varieties sent by CD [see 11483].

A founding member of the Royal Agricultural Society sends information on the specificity of sheep varieties to soil types.

Has already written a testimonial for [?William Ramsay] McNab as Professor of Botany. Hence what he can write for EPW will not be of much use.

CD has read several papers by E. Perceval Wright and has a high opinion of his abilities and great zeal for natural science.

Sleep movements in Oxalis acetosella.

Can FG come to lunch on Monday?

Sorry FG has not been well and is soon going abroad.

Sends family news;

describes what remains of his "menagerie" and tells of his interest in the framework of his son’s German badger-hound.

Astonished at circular and will risk revolutions to invest. Describes Blidah, Algeria.

Thanks CD [for his increased allowance?].

Writes of his tour [in Algeria].